Filing-cabinet.



W. B. PHILLIPS;

FILING CABINET.

APPLIUATION FILED uns, 1912.

Patented Apr. 8q 1913l entre srarns rafrnn'r carton.

VINFILD B. PHILLIPS, OF FENTON, MICHIGAN.

FILING-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ea Apr. 8,1913.

Application med api-i1 9, 1912. semaine. 689,556.'

'ment and combination otparts as hereinafter described and in the claims.

While the cabinet embodying my invention is adapted for various uses I will describe the invention as embodied in a tiling cabinet for the disk-shaped music records for phonographs.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective View of a cabinet for music records embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar View of one of the drawers; Fig. 3 is a side elevationA of the drawer, with one of the sides thereof removed; and Fig` 4 is an end elevation of the drawer showing the arrangement of the music records therein.

In the ling of the music records it is desirable to have the records so stored as to occupy a minimum space and yet be easily particularly pointed out accessible. It is also desirable to protect the records from dust and rough handling. Vith my improved cabinet a plurality of drawers are provided, each of which is of a size to hold preferably but a few recordsfor instance, six or seven, from which number the eye will quickly select t-he record desired-and these drawers are so constructed that when they are partially withdrawn from the case any one of the .records contained therein may be readily removed. Furthermore, in thev withdrawn position of the drawer the drawer-sides serve to records.

As shown, A designates the case of the tiling cabinet and B the drawers vertically arranged therein and having a sliding engagementtherewith All ot these drawers comprise a rigid frame C, as ot wood, which forms t-he bottom D, the back E, the top F ofthe drawer and sides E H, the `latter being so constructed as to permit the expanding or spreadin of the front edges I J thereof. Prefera l the sides are formed of heavy paper attaclied to the frame, as by gluing, tacking or both. The inner face shield the l of the frame is curved' to conform to the circumference of the disk and adjacent the outer edgeof the bottom is provided with a projection or retaining extension L which serves to prevent the disks R from rolling out. The curved face K is substantially the arc of a circle with the [radius thereof slightly larger than the radius of the disk 'so as to permit the retainer to engage the disk at a point above the bottom edge thereof, while at the same time providing the necessary clearance between the projection L and the outer end M of the top F. Be-

' yond the projection L the base is extended and this extended portion is shaped to form a finger-grip N.

In order to etlectively protect the disk from dust the sides G andv II are of a size so that the edges I and .I extend beyond the youter edges of the records, as shown in Fig.

3; thus, while the outer edges of the music records are exposed to view the disks are adequately protected from dust. It will be readily appreciated that with the outer edges of the sides disks, unless provision is `made for the spreading` of theouteredges of the sides a single .record could not readily be withdrawn from the drawer, but by forming one or both sides of heavy paper, or any equivalent flexible substances, may be spread, as shown in Fig. 4. This will aillow of a suiiicient lateral spreading ot the records to permit the latter to be grasped by the fingers.

When the drawers are arranged within the case the alternate drawers serve as guides for the intermediate one, thereby eliminating the forming of guides on the case which would necessarily space the drawers. and as the sides arc formed ot' a comparatively thin material a very compact manner of filing the records is provided.

To facilitate locating the individual records the drawers are preferably numbered and the individual records also provided with numbers or sub-indices and a general index employed from which the number of both the drawer and the record may be as-l certained. Therefore, to Aprocure a particthe edges I and J.

projecting beyond the ular record the number of the drawer and the record is obtained from the general index, then by grasping the 'finger-Grip the drawer containing the record is pulled out a sufticient distance from the case to permit the spreading of the sides, as shown -at P in Fig.

I.; the record desired may then be readily located by its number and withdrawn, since as before stated the drawer is of a size@ to hold but a few disks. It is obvious that a drawer may be sub-divided by partitions so as to form a separate pocket for each record.

The construction of filing cabinet before described not only provides a very eilicient means for compactly filing the records but it is one that may be easily and cheaply manufactured.

vWhat I claim as my invention is,-

I. A filing drawer, comprising a narrow rigid frame forming the base and backe sides secured to the side faces of the iframe, projecting forwardly and shaped to substantially cover the article, said sides being open at the front and one being formed of eXible material; for the purpose describedi 2. A filing drawer, comprising a narrow rigid frame forming the base, backend top; the base having an article retaining bearing thereon, and sides secured t0 the side faces of the frame, projecting forwardl and shaped to substantially cover the' artic e,sad sides being formed of flexible material and open at the front, and the front edges of the sides being separable.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. y

WINFIELD B. PHILLIPS. Witnesses:

G. B. PORTE, C. J. PHILLIPS.

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